The revised 2035 targets for Singapore's farms "balance ambition and pragmatism" by considering the food types that can be scaled locally, as well as high production costs and other challenges facing the sector. Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment Zaqy Mohamad said this in Parliament on Jan 13.
He was responding to questions from MPs regarding the Government's recent decision to scrap its original aspirational goal of producing 30 per cent of the country's food needs by 2030.
A few MPs asked if the new targets can be achieved or remain aspirational. In November, the Government dropped the "30 by 30" target after a year-long review amid headwinds confronting the local agritech sector, from farm closures to production declines.
Revised goals were set instead for 2035. One of these is for Singapore to produce 20 per cent of the country's consumed fibre – a category that comprises leafy and fruited vegetables, bean sprouts and mushrooms. In 2024, about 8 per cent of fibre consumed in the Republic was farmed here.
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